Working at home

[Froglet]

I know that many/most/all of you work at home. How do you do it? I am really struggling to motivate myself to do anything and I have so much to do. I am worn out already (day 2!) and am getting poorly again - have had 3 weeks without a cough but I just don't feel like doing anything in the evenings - even prepping properly for tomorrow!

 

Any suggestions? I try all sorts of strategies from making myself just do 15 minutes of something to extensive and meticulous TDLs but right now I just don't want to!!

[Guest]

No great ideas I'm afraid - I usually come home, cook and eat tea, snooze through the one show and then get going again - the snooze is critical to getting anything done in the evening for me!

 

Like you I find there is just so much to do at this time of year that it's almost overwhelming, but then there is so little time before the end of term - I go round in panic circles, and then divert myself, often by browsing on the forum!

 

Still, what do they say about eating an elephant? One bite at a time!

 

Is part of it because this is year 1 of your new job, so no rhythm yet?

Do hope you manage to stay well -

[Froglet]

Thanks for replying. I am a serial procrastinator! Some of it is new job I think - there are lots of difficulties/challenges/frustrations which I wasn't anticipating and those which I was are tougher than I was expecting.

 

The unfamiliarity of the year group/school etc means that I can't get away with taking an easier evening as I don't know things well enough to 'wing it' successfully!

 

Will get there - always do! But oh boy do I dislike report writing!

[Guest]

Me too - 21 out of 30 done, but am running out of ways to say ' he's had a good year, made progress, made friends, had a lot of fun and remembers to go to the toilet now' in original ways (our parents compare reports!)

 

Deadline is next Friday for us - so I'll have the year groups to proof read over the weekend - there's a treat to look forward to!

[Froglet]

I have a couple of weeks but I like to give myself a clear break so I can proof read my own properly. I have discovered that we write them to the child which I'm struggling with having always addressed them to the parents.

[Guest]

 

 

 

I have a couple of weeks but I like to give myself a clear break so I can proof read my own properly. I have discovered that we write them to the child which I'm struggling with having always addressed them to the parents.

Oooh gosh - lots of changing 'I can' statements to 'you can' then! That would take a bit of a change of mindset for me too.

 

I did think we had a statutory duty to report to the parents, but it is an interesting idea! Now, really must stop procrastinating and crack on!